A/HRC/43/3 3. Counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism 83. OHCHR continued to work with security forces in various countries to ensure respect for human rights in the context of counter-terrorism, for example in Nigeria. It also intensified its efforts to strengthen the human rights perspective in United Nations counterterrorism policy and programming, including through its active participation in regional conferences co-organized by the Office of Counter-Terrorism and host countries in preparation for the second United Nations High-level Conference of Heads of CounterTerrorism Agencies of Member States, in July 2020. 84. OHCHR chaired the Global Compact Working Group on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and the Rule of Law while Countering Terrorism and Supporting Victims of Terrorism. It contributed to the Working Group’s Guidance Note: Gender Mainstreaming Principles, Dimensions and Priorities for the Prevention of Violent Extremism,22 which was developed by UN-Women. It further contributed to a project conducting training of trainers workshops on human rights in Jordan for Iraqi, Jordanian and Tunisian law enforcement officers. 4. Administration of justice and law enforcement 85. OHCHR continued its support for effective, accountable and human rights-based national law enforcement institutions and administration of justice systems, including in Afghanistan, Angola, Belarus, Fiji, Jordan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Somalia, Tunisia and Zimbabwe. It also supported integration of the theme of human rights in law enforcement in activities organized by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the International Ranger Federation. 86. OHCHR continued to engage with the expert-led initiative to develop a set of universal guidelines for non-coercive investigative interviewing methods and procedural safeguards. It further developed practical tools to support law enforcement institutions to integrate human rights into their organizations, including the revised OHCHR guidance and training package on human rights and law enforcement and the “United Nations human rights guidance on less-lethal weapons in law enforcement”.23 87. In October and November, OHCHR conducted the first training sessions on the implementation of international human rights treaties, for judges of the Palestinian sharia court system and for judges and prosecutors of the Palestinian military court system, respectively. In November, OHCHR trained senior Russian Federation officials from security agencies on practical measures for preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment during police custody and pretrial detention. 88. In follow-up to the first ever Geneva Drug Policy Week, OHCHR continued to build a constituency to advocate for a human rights-based approach to drug policy, as provided for in the United Nations system common position supporting the implementation of the international drug control policy through effective inter-agency collaboration (see CEB/2018/2, annex I) and the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy. 24 In that context, it co-organized and participated in multi-stakeholder events in Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Portugal and Switzerland. 89. Ahead of a revision of the national drug policy strategy and legislation in Belarus, OHCHR and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime organized a study trip for the authorities of Belarus to introduce them to the practices of Portugal in the field of drug control, including human rights-centred alternatives to criminal penalties. 90. In Uzbekistan, OHCHR raised the awareness of the various duty-bearers about the mandate of the new Ombudsman’s Office on torture prevention, including through capacity-building seminars conducted throughout the country. 22 23 24 Available at www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/ publications/2019/gender-mainstreaming-principles-dimensions-and-priorities-for-pveen.pdf?la=en&vs=5046. Available at www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CCPR/LLW_Guidance.pdf. Available at www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/hiv-aids/international-guidelines-onhuman-rights-and-drug-policy.html. 13